Breast cancer specialist Dr. Sonya Reid from Tennessee says that diet and lifestyle play an essential role in the treatment of breast cancer, even though 90 percent of cases are not known to have any clear causes.
Reid, an oncologist from Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, Tennessee, in the United States, said that there are not enough studies to say conclusively whether diet is a factor in breast cancer.
Obesity has been linked with higher incidences of some types of breast carcinoma, which is the lifestyle and diet influence. What should I do going forward? What do I do? Do I have green juice or eliminate red meat from my diet? These are the questions that we get asked all the time. I don’t think there is enough evidence to support a specific diet.
When patients arrive at my clinic, one of their first actions is to try to dial down. They ask, “What have I done wrong?” The deodorant I used, or the fact that I ate many more burgers in recent months, must be to blame. Reid stated that we don’t know the cause of 90% of breast cancers. We know that 10% of breast cancer cases are genetic, and we can attribute it to hereditary disease. But we don’t have a clue for 90% of the cases. Certain things can increase the risk of cancer, but some people may have a lousy lifestyle without getting it.
Dr Gregory Vidal also shared Reid’s view. He is the director of the clinical research department at the West Cancer Centre and Research Institute in Tennessee. Vidal told the audience that he had seen patients abstaining from sugar as a cancer treatment, but this starves cancerous and healthy cells.
We know that sugar and glucose are essential to the health of your cells. Is a diet high in sugar the same as a low-sugar one? Vidal said that although sugar consumption could cause cancer, there is no direct proof.
Vidal added, “We have observed that cancer cells consume more sugar as they grow faster and use it for energy. This is true of every cell in the body.” Vidal continued, “I’ve had cancer patients starve themselves to get rid of the disease, but they also starved every cell in their body. So, everything needs to be in moderation.” Exercise and diet go hand in hand, so you should prioritize getting active, both for your cardiovascular health and the rest of your health.
The two doctors spoke at Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual event held in October.
The National Health Fund reports 7,500 cancer cases were recorded in Jamaica by 2022. Of those, 1,327 cases involved breast cancer. The World Health Organization also reported 670,000 deaths worldwide from breast cancer by 2022. Breast cancer was the leading cause of cancer among women in 157 countries out of 185 that year.”Health professionals say that breast cancer still holds many mysteries.”Health professionals say that breast cancer still holds many mysteries.”Health professionals say that breast cancer still holds many mysteries.”Health professionals say that breast cancer still holds many mysteries.”
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